Stay for corsets, collars, &amp;c.



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STAY FOR CORSETS, GOLLARS, (im. APPLICATION FILED sPT.24. -I9I3.

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CLIFFORD J. MCLEOD, OF HYDE PARK, MASSACHUSETTS.

STAY FOR CORSE'IS, COLLARS, w.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application led September 24, 1913. Serial No. 791,512.

To all whom it may concern.'

13e it known that I, CLIFFORD J. MoLnoD, a citizen of the United States,a resident of Hyde Park, county of Norfolk, State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in Stays for Corsets, Collars, &c., of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

This invention relates to stays for corsets, collars and other articles,and has for its object the construction of a resilient stay, theresiliency of which is gradually increased toward one or both of itsends; and also to provide such a resilient stay with a paper cover,which is itself so constructed that it may be bent without breaking ortearing the paper, to conform to any curvature that the stay may becaused to assume.

The invention consists in a Hat strip of metal or other material, of anydesirable dimensions, and which is more or less resilient, said striphaving slots extended inward from its edges, which slots are arranged inparallel relation, and those along one edge are alternately disposedwith respect to those along the other edge, said slots 1graduallyincrease in length toward the end of the stay, and the spaces betweensaid slots gradually diminish in width toward the end of the stay,whereby the resiliency of the stay is gradually yet substantiallyincreased toward its end.

The invention also consists in a flat resilient strip having a slottedend-portion, whereby its resiliency is gradually increased toward itsend, and a paper cover for said strip which is scored or corrugatedtransversely at points opposite the slots, thereby to admit of the coverbending transversely at such points to correspond with the bending ofthe stay.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the portion in a resilient covered stayembodying this invention. Fig. 2 is an edge-view of the same. Fig. 3 isa front elevation of the uncovered resilient strip represented inFig. 1. Fig. L1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a portion of thecovered resilient stay.

10, represents the resilient strip of Hat sheet-metal or other material,which serves as the body of the stay. Said strip may be of any desireddimensions according to the use for which it is intended. Said resilientstrip is provided at one or both of its ends with slots 12, which areextended inward from its edge, and, as here shown, from both of itsedges. These slots are arranged inv parallel relation, and those alongone edge are arranged alternately with respect to those along the otheredge. llhey are formed with parallel sides and of any desired width, butfor ease in forming them they may be made as key-hole slots, thecircular openings of which are located at their inner ends, therebyweakening the strip at such points. They are made of a graduallyincreasing length toward the end of the strip, and the spaces betweenthem are made of a gradually decreasing width, but my invention is notlimited to the employment of both of these features of variation aseither alone will substantially increase the resiliency of theend-portion of the stay.

Frequently it is necessary to cover the stay and paper is ordinarilyused, and a paper cover 15 is here shown which incloses the stay, andsaid cover has transverse scores or corrugations arranged upon its outerside at points opposite the slots, said scores or corrugations beingusually extended entirely across the cover from edge to edge, and alsousually arranged on both sides of the cover, as represented in Fig. 11.Said scores or corrugations admit of the paper-cover bendingtransversely to enable it to conform to the curvature the stay may becaused to assume. The stay may be provided with a protecting-clip 16;and also may be provided with holes, 20, for stitches or otherfastening-means, which may be used Jfor attaching it to an object, saidholes being here shown as arranged at the inner ends of the slots.

I claim 1. The stay herein described consisting of a resilient striphaving transverse slots extended inward rom its edges, at itsendportion, which are made of a gradually increasing length toward theend of the stay, whereby the' resiliency of the end-portion of the stayis gradually increased.

2. The stay herein described consisting of a resilient strip havingtransverse slots extended inward from its edges, at its endportion,which are made of a gradually increasing length, and disposed atgradually decreasing distances apart, toward the end of the stay,whereby the resiliency of the end-portion of the stay is graduallyincreased.

3. The stay herein described consisting of fr resilient strip havingtransverse slots eX- In testimony whereof, I have signed my tendedinward rom its. edges, and a paperkname to this specification in thepresence of cover for said stay having transverse scores two subscribingWitneses.

or eorrugations arrangedopposite the slots, CLIFFORD J. MGLEOD. wherebythe cover is adapted to bend trans'- VVitnesses:

versely to conform to the bending of the B. J. NoYns,

stay. Y I-I. B. DAVIS.

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